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= The Federation requires a status report. =

Choose a Team reporter to place your team responses here.

=Mini-Mission 1: Advocating and Implementing Project Based Learning=
 * Reflect on what you have learned about the structure, components, and rationale for project based learning and complete this mission:**
 * 1) Provide a rational for why PBL will be more successful methodology than conventional means of lecture and large class discussion.
 * PBL is more successful than conventional means of lecture because it is more meaningful for the students. They are able to make personal connections, and participate in activities that prepare them for real life problems. Since it is cross curricular, it works on their learning styles and their own personal interests and strengths that they can work together with other students. Students are more motivated to work on assigments because they have an authentic audience to share their information with. **

2. Provide possible PBL projects for each of the subjects taught: math, social studies, science and Antiquan language arts. **Math & Social Studies**: In the planet of Antique motions are on the floor to assess the number of congressional seats that each Antique state can represent. Assume the role of a statistician to research population trends for various states to determine the congressional representation for now and for the future.


 * Science: ** Compare the various types of resources that are available in different states. How does the availability of various fuel sources (gidgetbytes) affect the population of the state. Predict what will happen when these resources are no longer available.


 * Antiquan Language Arts: ** Present your findings to members of your local governmental officials.

3. Provide either a short jingle to help the Antiquans remember project based learning or an illustration that would help the Antiquans remember project based learning.

//Sing to the tune of Hershey Park Jingle (Hershey Park Happy, Hershey Park Glad...)//
 * Project Based Learning **
 * Real world problems and challenges **
 * Students inspired to dig in deep **
 * And learn differently than ever before. **

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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Next Steps= After analyzing and synthesizing the ideas on your chart, work together as a team to wordsmith 5-10 measurable next steps around implementation of your category

Votes-39 dots __**Category: Schedule/Time**__ Meaningful professional development that begins with ideas then follows with a few hours for them to develop those ideas for an upcoming topic/unit. Common planning periods More teacher prep time Longer school day, year, Inservice training Administrative buy in

Our Suggestions:
 * Collaboration with district and school based administration to plan professional development (team)
 * Develop a team which would include professional staff to plan professional development
 * Establish a full-time coach to support the school based efforts
 * Creativity with scheduling to allow for release time and collaboration between teachers
 * Collaboration days through the IUs to support personal professional development

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=Mini-Mission 3: Know Your Support Systems - Full Speed Ahead= The results of the survey are here. We suggest that you save a copy of this spreadsheet so that you can sort it as you wish to be able to analyze the responses. (Team, Room, IU, etc)

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=Mini-Mission 4: Model Lessons and Galactic "Monsters"=


 * Reflection on Model Lessons:** Use the Discussion tab to respond.

Discuss these prompts with your teammates **Abonminalbe "no" man** - **Funding**
 * Battling the Galactic "Monster" Discussions**
 * What strategies you have used to overcome the "monsters"?
 * 1) smother them with kindness (feed them, bring presents)
 * 2) carry the tech tools with you and as teachers ask questions - share some ideas for ways to use them in the classroom
 * 3) student feedback - share student involvement/excitement to participate in learning activities in other classes
 * 4) incentive from administration to encourage 21st century teaching and learning experiences
 * 1) encourage teachers and admin to submit grants for technology (get subs in for teachers to write grants)
 * 2) present tech needs and issues to the school board

administrators, teachers, school board members, parents
 * Who are some of the key people in the district who MUST be on your side in order to be successful?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">As you share your strategies, consider using some for your Individual Mission

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=Mini-Mission 5: Presentation to the Federation= After you have reflected (and revised?) your project, post it below. Either upload the file, embed the project, or post a link to your project.

//**Note**//: The Individual Instructional Coach Mission (IICM) should be uploaded to your specific IU page here. Please save your mission (document, podcast, movie, prezi, etc. ) with your name.

Post Final Team Mission Projects Here:
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